(134340) Pluto
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	26 May 2026	15.1	35.521 AU	35.015 AU	20h33m	-23°00'	119.3°	1.4°
Opposition	26 Jul 2026	14.9	35.564 AU	34.551 AU	20h29m	-23°25'	175.7°	0.1°

The interactive orbit chart above shows the body's path through the solar system and its position at the given date. Green and blue lines are shown perpendicular to the ecliptic plane: Green if the path is above the ecliptic plane, blue if it is below. (Left-click and drag to rotate the view; Right-click and drag to move the view; Use scroll wheel to zoom in our out.)

The orbital elements of Pluto are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2470716
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 39.3398480
            i (Inclination)                 : 17.17579
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 110.33624
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 113.17582
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 53.10670
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 44.47264
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 15.75198
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 246.75            
        

The light curve chart below shows the estimated development of the minor planet's magnitude.

The all-sky chart below shows the path of the minor planet over the same period as the light curve. The current position is marked yellow.

The following chart shows the path of the minor planet in the next few days. The field of view is optimized for (~10x50) binoculars and finderscopes.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   20 33 56.0   -23 00 04    35.015   35.521  119.3    1.4   258   15.1 
2026-05-26 09:00 UT   20 33 55.2   -23 00 11    35.010   35.522  119.6    1.4   258   15.1 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   20 33 53.9   -23 00 23    35.001   35.522  120.2    1.4   258   15.1 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   20 33 51.8   -23 00 42    34.987   35.523  121.2    1.4   258   15.1 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   20 33 49.5   -23 01 02    34.973   35.523  122.2    1.4   258   15.1 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   20 33 47.1   -23 01 21    34.960   35.524  123.1    1.4   258   15.1 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   20 33 44.6   -23 01 42    34.946   35.525  124.1    1.4   258   15.1 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   20 33 42.0   -23 02 02    34.933   35.526  125.1    1.3   259   15.1 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   20 33 39.3   -23 02 23    34.920   35.526  126.0    1.3   259   15.1 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   20 33 36.5   -23 02 44    34.907   35.527  127.0    1.3   259   15.1 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   20 33 33.7   -23 03 05    34.894   35.528  128.0    1.3   259   15.1 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   20 33 30.7   -23 03 27    34.882   35.528  128.9    1.3   259   15.1 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   20 33 27.6   -23 03 48    34.869   35.529  129.9    1.3   259   15.1 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   20 33 24.4   -23 04 10    34.857   35.530  130.9    1.2   259   15.1 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   20 33 21.2   -23 04 33    34.845   35.530  131.8    1.2   259   15.1 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   20 33 17.8   -23 04 55    34.833   35.531  132.8    1.2   260   15.1 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   20 33 14.3   -23 05 18    34.822   35.532  133.8    1.2   260   15.1 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   20 33 10.8   -23 05 41    34.810   35.532  134.7    1.2   260   15.1 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   20 33 07.2   -23 06 04    34.799   35.533  135.7    1.1   260   15.1 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   20 33 03.4   -23 06 28    34.788   35.534  136.7    1.1   260   15.1 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   20 32 59.6   -23 06 52    34.777   35.535  137.6    1.1   260   15.1 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   20 32 55.7   -23 07 15    34.767   35.535  138.6    1.1   260   15.1 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   20 32 51.7   -23 07 40    34.756   35.536  139.6    1.1   261   15.1 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   20 32 47.7   -23 08 04    34.746   35.537  140.5    1.0   261   15.1 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   20 32 43.5   -23 08 28    34.736   35.537  141.5    1.0   261   15.1 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   20 32 39.3   -23 08 53    34.727   35.538  142.5    1.0   261   15.1 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   20 32 35.0   -23 09 18    34.717   35.539  143.4    1.0   261   15.0 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   20 32 30.6   -23 09 43    34.708   35.539  144.4    1.0   262   15.0 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   20 32 26.2   -23 10 08    34.699   35.540  145.4    0.9   262   15.0 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   20 32 21.7   -23 10 33    34.690   35.541  146.3    0.9   262   15.0 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   20 32 17.1   -23 10 58    34.682   35.541  147.3    0.9   262   15.0 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   20 32 12.4   -23 11 24    34.674   35.542  148.2    0.9   263   15.0 

    Terminology:
            
    delta:  distance between minor planet and earth in AU
    radius: distance between minor planet and sun in AU
    magn:   magnitude (brightness) estimate    
    ra:     right ascension in hours (24h = 360deg)
    dec:    declination in degrees
    elong:  elongation in degrees (angle sun-earth-minor planet)    
    phase:  phase angle in degrees (angle sun-minor planet-earth)        
    AU:     Astronomical Unit (mean distance between earth and sun: 149597870.7 km
    

Orbital elements provided by the MPC (Minor Planet Center).
Calculations by a modified version of AAPlus, a C# implementation of the AA+ project by PJ Naughter from the algorithms presented in the book "Astronomical Algorithms" by Jean Meeus.
NGC2000 dso catalog and star labels from VizieR as provided by the Strasbourg astronomical Data Center.
Tycho2 catalog from the ESO archive.